In the United States and the United Kingdom – particularly in New York and London – the concept of punk had been bubbling under for
Category: History
There are few lines in the history of film or television (let alone television portrayed on film) that had the cultural impact of, “I’m mad
Closing out 1981 with a successful debut solo album, Stevie Nicks had to figure out every musician’s natural next step: going on tour. But it
“I have done other music after the Yardbirds,” Jeff Beck said when his turn came to speak during the band’s 1992 induction into the Rock &
When Freddie Mercury found himself in so much pain that he overcame his lifelong fear of dentists in early December 1976, the band’s record label
Saturday Night Live has made news for its fake news plenty of times over the years. On Dec. 12, 1981, however, it simply made fake
Badfinger battled comparisons to the Beatles from nearly the moment they started their musical career. Producer Tony Visconti worked with the group (then known to the world as the
David Bowie had three studio albums to his name by the time he released Hunky Dory on Dec. 17, 1971. Still, in Bowie’s own view,
While its actresses (Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga) have been big screen gold, A Star Is Born‘s multiple incarnations have also boasted
As soon as it was abandoned around the summer of 1967, the Beach Boys’ Smile became the stuff of legend. After all, it was going to
